Orange, Pisa

Orange, Pisa.

Acrylic on paper

19 x 28cm approx

In this #painting I wanted to pull the #design together through the use of strong connected #colour. The car and background building were already similar in hue, so I didn't have much to do in terms of alteration, but it's a good example of being switched on for #composition when out and about. We were actually dragging large suitcases across the rattling streets of #Pisa, when I noticed the colour of the car echoing the colour of the building in the background. Italy is full of these co-ordinations. It wasn't just about the colour though. The 'U' shape between the buildings dips in a bucket of blue and melts into the busy background, forcing the eye into the strongly coloured car. The #perspective accentuates the same and the limited palette ties up the painting in simplicity.

Choosing #acrylic to work with, I was able to create interest through brush strokes and occasional blends, making the car appear and disappear along its edges, generating interest. Painting for me isn't about copying a subject, it's about infusing feeling and energy, light and dark, capturing brush strokes and playing with shapes.

Paul Talbot-Greaves RI, Artist, Author, Tutor

Paul Talbot-Greaves is a member of the Royal Institute Of Painters In Watercolours, and has been painting and writing for 30 years. He writes many articles for The Artist magazine (UK), has four practical art books published and has contributed to various others. He is represented by numerous galleries based around the North of England. He can be found on Instagram and Facebook where he regularly posts up to date pieces and inspirational stories

Orange, Pisa, acrylic

£250.00

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